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Resepten arkiveres digitalt på apoteket.

Resepten arkiveres digitalt på apoteket.
The prescription is archived digitally at the pharmacy.
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Questions & Answers about Resepten arkiveres digitalt på apoteket.

What does the suffix -en in resepten indicate?
The -en ending marks the noun resept as definite singular. In other words, resept = “a prescription,” while resepten = “the prescription.”
What kind of verb form is arkiveres, and how do you form the passive in Norwegian?

Arkiveres is the present-tense passive of arkivere (“to archive”). In Norwegian you typically make a passive by adding -s to the infinitive:
arkivere → arkiveres = “is archived.”

What does digitalt do in this sentence, and why does it end in -t?
Here digitalt functions as an adverb meaning “digitally,” modifying the action arkiveres. Many Norwegian adjectives can act as adverbs by taking their neuter singular form (which ends in -t) when they modify verbs.
Why is the preposition på used with apoteket instead of i?
In Norwegian, på is the standard preposition for being “at” institutions and shops (e.g. på apoteket, på posten, på butikken). You could use i apoteket to emphasize “inside the pharmacy,” but på apoteket is the idiomatic choice for location.
Can you rewrite the sentence in the active voice?

Yes. The active version would be:
Apoteket arkiverer resepten digitalt.
= “The pharmacy archives the prescription digitally.”

Is there another way to form the passive besides adding -s?

Absolutely. You can use bli + past participle:
Resepten blir arkivert digitalt på apoteket.
This also means “The prescription is archived digitally at the pharmacy.”

What’s the difference between arkivere and lagre?
Both mean “to store,” but arkivere suggests formal filing or record-keeping (archiving), while lagre is more general (“to save” or “to store,” like saving a file on your computer).
Why is digitalt placed before the location phrase på apoteket?
Norwegian follows the principle that manner adverbials (how something is done) come before place adverbials (where). So arkiveres digitalt (how) precedes på apoteket (where).